U.S. patent application number 10/115114 was filed with the patent office on 2003-10-09 for cigar cutting device.
Invention is credited to Yu, Chin-Tung.
Application Number | 20030188433 10/115114 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 30001723 |
Filed Date | 2003-10-09 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030188433 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yu, Chin-Tung |
October 9, 2003 |
Cigar cutting device
Abstract
A cigar cutting device includes a body with an aperture for an
insertion of an end of a cigar, and two blades are movably inserted
in two open ends of the body. A first end of each of the blades is
located in the aperture and a base is connected to a second end of
each of the blades. A holding ring is rotatably connected to each
of the two bases.
Inventors: |
Yu, Chin-Tung; (Taichung
Hsien, TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Hart, Baxley, Daniels & Holton
Fifth Floor
59 John Street
New York
NY
10038
US
|
Family ID: |
30001723 |
Appl. No.: |
10/115114 |
Filed: |
April 4, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
30/113 ; 30/111;
30/278 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A24F 13/26 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
30/113 ; 30/111;
30/278 |
International
Class: |
A24C 005/12 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A cigar cutting device comprising: a body having an aperture
defined therethrough and two blades movably inserted in two open
ends of the body, a first end of each of the blades being located
in the aperture, a base connected to a second end of each of the
blades and a first holding ring and a second holding ring rotatably
connected to each of the two bases respectively.
2. The cutting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the
bases has an opening and each of the first holding ring and the
second holding ring has an insertion, the two respective insertions
rotatably inserted in the two openings of the two bases, a flange
extending radially from each of the insertions and being sized to
be rotatably engaged within the opening.
3. The cutting device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the
insertions has a recess defined radially therein and a spring and a
bead are received in the recess, a plurality of dents defined in an
inside of the opening of each of the bases, the bead engaged with
one of the dents.
4. The cutting device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising two
pairs of urging plates connected to a periphery of the aperture in
the body and two sides of the two respective first ends of the two
blades inserted between the two respective gaps of the two pairs of
urging plates.
5. The cutting device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising two
assist members pivotally connected two an outer periphery of the
second holding ring.
6. The cutting device as claimed in claim 5 wherein the second
holding is composed of two halves and the two assist members are
pivotably engaged between the two halves of the second holding
ring.
7. The cutting device as claimed in claim 6 wherein a protrusion
portion is connected to one of the two halves and two recesses are
defined in two ends of the protrusion portion, each of the two
recesses having a spring and a bead received therein, a positioning
recess defined an end of each of the two assist members and the
beads in the protrusion portion being engaged with the positioning
recesses of the assist members when the assist members are engaged
between the two halves.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a cigar cutting device that
has two rotatable holding rings and two assist members can be
pivoted from the ring so that the user may use three fingers to cut
the cigar.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A conventional cigar cutting device is shown in FIG. 6 and
includes a body 10 with two blades 11 movably engaged two open ends
of the body 10. Each blade 11 has a holding ring 13 and an aperture
12 is defined through the body 10 so that an end of a cigar is
inserted in the aperture 12. The user may insert a finger in each
of the rings 13 to move the two blades 11 toward each other to cut
the cigar. In order to check how long of the cigar is to be cut,
the user has to turn the cutting device to see how length of the
end of the cigar extends from the other side of the body 10. This
is in convenient for the user because the hand which ha two fingers
in the holding rings is also rotated. Besides, when the end of the
cigar to be cut is stiff and hard to cut, the fingers are suffered
by high pressure. Furthermore, there is a gap between the two
blades 11 and when the two blades 11 cut the cigar from two
opposite directions, the gap reduces the efficiency of the cut.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present invention relates to a cigar cutting device and
includes a body having an aperture and two blades are movably
inserted in two open ends of the body. A first end of each of the
blades is located in the aperture and a base is connected to a
second end of each of the blades. A holding ring is rotatably
connected to each of the two bases.
[0004] The primary object of the present invention is to provide a
cigar cutting device wherein the holding fingers are rotatable
relative to the body.
[0005] Another object of the present invention is to provide a
cigar cutting device wherein the holding ring has two assist
members so that the user may use three fingers to operate the
holding ring.
[0006] The present invention will become more obvious from the
following description when taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration
only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present
invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0007] FIG. 1 is an exploded view to show the cigar cutting device
of the present invention;
[0008] FIG. 2 is a perspective view to show the cigar cutting
device of the present invention;
[0009] FIG. 3 shows that the two sides of the two blades of the
cigar cutting device are urged between two urging plates;
[0010] FIG. 4 shows two assist members are pivotably connected to
the holding ring of the cigar cutting device of the present
invention;
[0011] FIG. 5 shows the two halves of the holding ring for being
engaged with the two assist members; and
[0012] FIG. 6 shows a conventional cigar cutting device.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0013] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the cigar cutting device of the
present invention comprises a body 20 which is composed of two
parts and an aperture 21 is defined through the body 10. Two blades
22 are movably inserted in two open ends of the body 20 and a first
end of each of the blades 22 is located in the aperture 21. Two
pairs of urging plates 24 are connected to a periphery of the
aperture 21 in the body 20 and two sides of the two blades 11 are
inserted between the two gaps of the two pairs of urging plates 24
as shown in FIG. 3 so that the two blades 22 are close together
when cutting.
[0014] A base 23 is connected to a second end of each of the blades
22. A first holding ring 30 and a second holding ring 300 are
respectively and rotatably connected to the two bases 23. Each of
the first holding ring 30 and the second holding ring 300 has an
insertion 32 which is rotatably inserted in the opening 232. A
flange 321 extends radially from each of the insertions 32 and is
sized to be rotatably engaged with a recessed area 231 in the
opening 232 so that the insertions 32 will not be disengaged from
the openings 232.
[0015] Each of the insertions 32 has a recess 322 defined radially
therein and a spring 323 and a bead 324 are received in the recess
322. A plurality of dents 233 are defined in an inside of the
opening 232 of each of the bases 23 and the bead 324 is engaged
with one of the dents 233. Therefore, when an end of a cigar (not
shown) is inserted in the aperture 21, the user simply rotates the
cigar to let the body 20 be rotated between the two holding rings
30, 300 so that he/she can check the length to be cut of the
cigar.
[0016] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, two assist members 40 are
pivotally connected two an outer periphery of the second holding
ring 300. Each of the assist member 40 has a shaft 41 at an end
thereof and the second holding ring 300 is composed of two
ring-shaped halves 31, 33. The shaft 41 are engaged with two
respective holes 331 in the two halves 31, 33 so that the two
assist members 40 are engaged between which the two halves 31, 33
of the second holding ring 30 as shown in FIG. 2. A positioning
recess 42 is defined in each of the two respective ends of the two
assist members 40. The half 31 has a protrusion portion 310 and two
recesses 332 are respectively defined in two ends of the protrusion
portion 310. Each of the two recesses 332 has a spring 333 and a
bead 334 received therein and the beads 334 are engaged with the
positioning recesses 42 when the two assist members 40 are not
pivoted outward. Therefore, when the two assist members are pivoted
outward, the user may use three fingers to operate the second
holding ring 300.
[0017] While we have shown and described the embodiment in
accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those
skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without
departing from the scope of the present invention.
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